Bearing Yhwh’s Name at Sinai

A Reexamination of the Name Command of the Decalogue

$73.95 $44.37

“Many will benefit from Imes’ judicious work here, especially those with interests in the Decalogue and in the character and role of ancient Israel in its world. Contemporary religious leaders may find the final chapter especially meaningful for their work. In the end, many will find reward in their patient reading of this book and, whether persuaded or not, will nevertheless agree that Imes has put forward a compelling case for a nonelliptical or representational understanding of the name command.”—Mark W. Bartusch, Review of Biblical Literature

The Abyss in Revelation

A View from Below

$69.95 $41.97

“Edward Gudeman’s The Abyss in Revelation provides a tradition-critical approach to the concept of the abyss in Revelation, exploring its roots in the Hebrew Bible and relevant later Jewish literature before examining the ways that Revelation develops these ideas to its unique end. Gudeman makes a compelling case for the centrality of the abyss in Revelation as it reflects the domain of evil overcome by the victory of Jesus.”—Alexander P. Thompson, Review of Biblical Literature

Before There Were Kings

A Literary Analysis of the Book of Judges

$139.95 $83.97

“Assis utilizes a close reading of the book of Judges and interacts with the secondary literature while contributing to a reading of the text that explains how the parts produce the whole. Before There Were Kings makes an important contribution, not simply in the method of reading, but in the particular way in which Assis’s perspective contributes to an understanding of the book.”—Lawson Younger, Jr., Divinity School, Trinity International University

Death and Divine Judgment in Ecclesiastes

$96.95 $58.17

“Takeuchi has offered an insightful, well-researched exploration of a book that continues to vex readers and scholars. The author is to be commended for the ways in which she connects disparate elements of Ecclesiastes and for her insistence that the frame narrative be taken seriously as influencing any final reading of the book.”—Brandon R. Grafius, Bulletin for Biblical Research

A Grammar of the Hittite Language

Part 1: Reference Grammar

Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. and H. Craig Melchert

In press!
“In this second edition of A Grammar of the Hittite Language, Melchert superbly synthesizes the substantially increased knowledge of all aspects of Hittite grammar since the first edition in 2008, regularly adding his own original grammatical insights. The discussion excellently represents the state of the art while also making clear that much work still needs to be done. The book is a must-read for Hittitologists and Indo-Europeanists.”—Petra Goedegebuure, senior editor of The Chicago Hittite Dictionary

A Grammar of the Hittite Language

Part 2: Tutorial

Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. and H. Craig Melchert

In press!
Designed to accompany A Grammar of the Hittite Language, Part 1: Reference Grammar, this tutorial guides language learners through a series of graded lessons with illustrative sentences for translation drawn from actual Hittite texts. The tutorial is keyed to the reference grammar and provides extensive and updated notes, a vocabulary list for each lesson, and a comprehensive glossary.

Classical Samaritan Poetry

Laura Suzanne Lieber

New in paperback!
“Lieber’s informative and readable introductory surveys are groundbreaking.” —Christian Stadel, Bibliotheca Orientalis

A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East

Three Thousand Deities of Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Elam

Douglas R. Frayne and Johanna H. Stuckey

New in paperback!
“A must for every scholar of the ancient religions of western Asia.”—Gary Beckman, author of The babilili-Ritual from Hattusa

The most recent issue of Bulletin for Biblical Research was published in July. Read the full issue on the Scholarly Publishing Collective.

The article “The Early Bronze Age in Tyre” is available to read for free in Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies through November.

Disenchanting Albert the Great

The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Magician

David J. Collins, S. J.

“Albertus Magnus was a great churchman and theologian. He also, as David Collins shows, took a serious interest in magic, which he thought could explain natural processes. Albertus engaged with magic, as he explained, by reading texts but also by trying things out. As ideas about nature evolved, he played many roles in the thought of later periods, from magus to saint to rationalist. This lucid, learned, and thoughtful book is intellectual history at its best.”—Anthony Grafton, author of Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa

Memorializing the Unsung

Slaves of the Church and the Making of Kongo Catholicism

Elochukwu Uzukwu, C.S.Sp.

“I can say without any equivocation that Memorializing the Unsung is rigorous, comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and timely. Uzukwu boldly affirms that it is crucial to avow one’s own voice, story, and identity in theological and ecclesiological investigations.”—Akintunde Akinade, author of Christian Responses to Islam in Nigeria